Cost of living comparison
Baku is 20.8% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Baku instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 68.9% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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